This document discusses using Web 2.0 technologies in teaching. It introduces several Web 2.0 tools including Twitter, blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, Flickr, and RSS feeds. It notes that social media is no longer a fad and quotes others discussing the benefits of mediation in resolving workplace disputes and how research evaluation is essential to a program's success. The document concludes by providing a URL for documentation on the topics discussed and contact information for the presenters.

1. Using Web 2.0 Technologies in Your Teaching Paul Latreille, Swansea University & Steven A. Greenlaw, University of Mary Washington Key Contacts Conference, 8 September 2009

2. Think Social Media is a Fad?

3. “I don't necessarily consider myself tech savvy. On a daily basis, I use cell phone, laptop, TV, iPod, iPhone, Skype"

4. Steve Maher - “Growing Up Online”

5. I’m here... My name is Paul... ...and I am (a bit of) a geek (and an Economist) But I am nota ‘techie’ (or an expert)

6. Or maybe here...

7. Web 2.0 Tools: Twitter

8. Web 2.0 Tools: Blogs

9. Web 2.0 Tools: Wikis

10. Web 2.0 Tools: Social Bookmarking

11. Web 2.0 Tools: Flickr

12. “Mediation, long used to settle commercial disputes, has seenslower growth in the workplace. That is beginning to change... and the benefits could be enormous” (People Management, 13 November 2008)

13. “after they’ve gone through a formal route and are trying to settle things back to normal, we might use it there as well” (Mediation coordinator)

14. “conducting research, evaluating and communicating the results to stakeholders is essential to a program’s success” (Hallberlin, 2001: 382)

15. Web 2.0 Tools RSS Feeds

16. Report back to the Workshop

17. You can find documentation on everything we’ve discussed today at http://enkccwiki.pbworks.com/ Questions: sgreenla@umw.edu P.L.Latreille@swansea.ac.uk Title slide image: http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1074604/kcc6